Caption

Students in the courtyard of the Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Courtyard and colonnade of the Al-Azhar Mosque, with students, photograph, Part of a travel album with 80 photos of Egypt., negative number: '1371', photographer: Maison Bonfils, Cairo (city), c. 1870 - c. 1898, Ottoman Empire, North Africa, pasteboard, paper, albumen print, height 224 mm x width 280 mm, temple, shrine, Islam, Mohammedanism, A wide sunlit courtyard bordered by a building with a row of tall arches and decorative round medallions above each arch, and a colonnaded portico with columns and carved capitals along one side; many people wearing long robes and head coverings sit, stand, walk, or recline across the paved ground, some grouped near the columns and others scattered toward the center and far side; shadows from the columns fall across the courtyard; a few hanging lamps and ornate bracketed fixtures are attached to the portico; architectural details include carved patterns along the upper wall and a projecting enclosed balcony above the arches.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A80_193

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Keywords

Students courtyard Al-Azhar Mosque Cairo Courtyard colonnade students photograph Part travel album 80 photos Egypt negative number 1371 photographer Maison Bonfils city c 1870 - c 1898 Ottoman Empire North Africa pasteboard paper albumen print height 224 mm x width 280 mm temple shrine Islam Mohammedanism wide sunlit bordered building row tall arches decorative round medallions arch colonnaded portico columns carved capitals side people wearing long robes head coverings sit stand walk recline across paved ground grouped near scattered center far side shadows columns fall across hanging lamps ornate bracketed fixtures attached portico architectural details include carved patterns upper wall projecting enclosed balcony arches